UX Lex
An evolving, interactive glossary of UX research terms.
It's ironic. Those of us who work in UX, user researchers included, aspire to create terrific user experiences. That’s what we do. But what we have done with our own terminology is to create a mess. Eighty UXers from around the globe began to address that problem in September 2019. Here is a sneak peek of that work. More details, and full credits, to come. Sign up here to get weekly terms in your inbox >>
Qualitative Research
Qualitative research originated in the social behavioral sciences (e.g. sociology, anthropology and psychology). Today, in the context of business, qualitative methods…
Quantitative Research
The purpose of quantitative research is to generate research study responses that can be counted, in order to project results for a larger population…
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